
Space & PhysicsMay 1, 2018
Something Wonderful: New Horizons's Encounter with Pluto
A new book tells the tale of how a remarkable space probe transformed a distant, fuzzy blob, whose planethood some have questioned, into a full-fledged world
Alan Stern is a planetary scientist, aerospace engineer, speaker, and author. Formerly, he headed NASA's program of all Earth and space science missions and research. Follow him on Twitter @AlanStern; his web site is alanstern.space.

Something Wonderful: New Horizons's Encounter with Pluto
A new book tells the tale of how a remarkable space probe transformed a distant, fuzzy blob, whose planethood some have questioned, into a full-fledged world